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Borrowed horses

A phrase after somebody makes an apology but you tell them it's too little, too late. You could see they were walking in to the mistake and their apology just won't cut it.
If somebody carelessly spills a pint of beer on a pool table and says "sorry". You reply "borrowed horses".
by 999JB February 5, 2021
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House burrower

A person who claims to be in an emergency situation and needs to need to stay in your house for a day or two until they find a permanent place and then never leaves until you threaten to call the police.
Hey, who's the girl in the corner texting?" She's a house burrower who has to leave by tonight or I'll call the police
by Endsurg June 22, 2011
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Brown-eye Burrower

1. A gay person that enjoys penetrating the anus with their genitals or other filanges.
2. Something to call someone in rebuttal to an insult that you have just received.
1. Aaron was a queer, and therefore a brown-eye burrower.
2. "You're a fag." "Shut up you brown-eye burrower"
by McMatty February 7, 2008
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Borrowed

To have stolen an item from a friend or colleague with the intention of returning it at a later date.
I have borrowed my boyfriend's jumper and he will eventually have it returned!
by Joe Bloggs November 12, 2003
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Borrowed Time

When someone fucks up with no chance of redemption.
That mothafucka disrespected me, he's on borrowed time.
by 1020 CEO March 19, 2022
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rented or borrowed

Rented: The quality or condition of being owned, but not to that extreme. Also, nearly owned.

Borrowed: Nearly rented; fraction of rented.
Whoa! On my way home, I got rented (almost owned) by a car!

Ariane flicked her shoe at Sidney's head and rented her with it!

Nathan and Justin were throwing small paperballs at people. (example of borrowed)

If you are rented or borrowed, think of it as an escape from ownage.
by Master Ali April 27, 2007
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Borrowed Ladder

Derived from the movie Gattaca. Someone who comes from a lower class or disadvantaged background and through perseverance and perhaps some deception becomes a member of a higher class or a more desirable section of society.
Everyone at the office thinks Alex grew up rich like us, but he's a borrowed ladder - grew up in a trailer park.
by wholesum1 June 3, 2013
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